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Classification of Backpacks

Classification of Backpacks How to Properly Classify Backpacks The CBSA has issued notice that they have updated the D Memorandum in regards to the classification of suitcases, travelling bags and backpacks. With the kids starting school after summer vacation and back to school shopping in full force, it makes sense to

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How America’s President can Trump Canada’s Small Businesses

How America’s President can Trump Canadian Small Businesses With the massive expansion of E-commerce in recent years, the growth in shipping of small packages internationally has been immense. Did you know that the freight rates for these packages are not only set by a country’s postal union (in Canada’s case

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Personal Travel Exemptions

Personal Travel Exemptions When traveling outside of Canada, there are limits as to how much you can bring back duty free into the country. There is a misconception that these limits are how much you can bring back. Its actually the amount you can bring without paying tax. Anything above

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Importing Beef Into Canada from the US

Importing Beef Products into Canada from the US With BBQ season right around the corner, let's take a look at the documentation requirements to import beef products into Canada from the US. Keep in mind that these are general guidelines for commercial importations. Please contact our office for specific information.

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What you Should Know: AMPS

What you Should Know: AMPS In 2017, the Auditor General of Canada criticized the Canada Border Service Agency’s Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) for being too low to encourage trade compliance. As a result, a number of penalties have increased as of April 1st, 2019. This is a good opportunity

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What is a Steamship Release?

What is a Steamship Release? The Customs release of your shipment is only one of the many steps in the supply chain. Another important step to obtaining your goods shipped internationally by ocean freight is the steamship release. The steamship release occurs when the terms of the bill of lading

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How to Avoid Demurrage, Detention, and Storage Charges

How to Avoid Demurrage, Detention, and Storage Demurrage, detention, and storage are 3 words that the team at Orbit Brokers hate to hear. These terms mean additional charges aside from freight, duties and taxes and are usually avoidable.They are all different and it is important to know what each is

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Canada’s Newest Trade Agreement – CPTPP

Canada’s Newest Trade Agreement – CPTPP The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into force in Canada on December 30, 2018 after years of negotiations. The CPTPP rose from the ashes of the failed TPP negotiations that collapsed after the withdrawal of the United States of America.

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What is a B3?

What is a B3? What is a B3 Coding Form? Importing commercial goods into Canada requires documentation and accounting for duties and taxes. The B3-3, or more commonly known as the B3, is a Canada Customs Coding Form that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) uses for this purpose. When

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Why Are My Shipments Being Held for Customs Examination?

Why Your Goods Are Being Examined For most, importing into Canada is a seamless process. Whenever goods are brought across international borders, however, there’s always a possibility that they might be held for Customs examination before being released. The Customs Act, entitles the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to do

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